Once again, Senate prays for no 'canes

For the second year in a row, the Florida Senate at Majority Leader Dan Webster's urging passed a resolution establishing the first day of hurricane season as a day of prayer.

"Last year, we passed this resolution in the face of forecasters telling us to expect several hurricanes," said Webster, a longtime conservative Baptist lawmaker who is leaving the Legislature . "Let's ask God again for mercy. ...This is a great tribute to God himself."

The resolution reads:

WHEREAS, we have been warned by leading forecasters to  expect several major storms this season, and WHEREAS, our preparations can protect against hurricanes but cannot influence the strength or frequency with which they occur, and WHEREAS, in addition to these preparations, the residents of this state are in need of protection, NOW, THEREFORE,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
That, in recognition of the first day of Hurricane Season,
June 1, 2008, the Senate calls upon the residents of this state
to pray that God will have mercy on our state and protect us from
harm.

Comments

In other words, we are so economically ignorant of the whole insurance issue, that we require divine intervention.

You could have fixed this simply by allowing the market to work without your interference...You instead chose to try to "fix" it by adding more regulations and expanding a socialist program that artificially holds insurance prices low for those that choose to build in risky areas.

You folks must have gone to government schools where they don't teach real economics...

But good luck with that whole God thing...at this point you're gonna need it.

[Go Canes!]

The Gators and Spurrier did that for many years.

I pray for no more 'Canes everyday...

Wait, we are talking about University of Miami fans, right?

Maybe if we start praying on May 3 that Florida will elect leaders that will actually take care of the needs of its citizens instead of the needs of big corporate campaign contributers, it will work, too.

11:29 I think they meant Rubio

[terminator]

that pretty much sums up Charlie Crist, Ken Pruitt and Steve Geller's absurd property insurance policy which puts Florida taxpayers on the hook for $28 billion in the event of a catastrophic storm.

how bout pray Charlie, Ken and Steve never get elected to another political office in Florida!

[I believe]

I pray for the end of Republican leadership that does this stupid crap